(134K) - Read the story behind this amazing one-of-a-kind British
television set, as told in the March 1948 issue of the "The Journal of the
Television Society", from London, England.

(328K) - Continuation of story about the design & manufacturing of
this enormous picture tube.

Quick Facts:

About 44,000 TV sets in the US, vs 40 million radios.

May 7th -- Kraft Television Theatre starts on NBC, becoming the
first commercial TV dramatic series.

September 13 -- Kodak and NBC develop " kinescopes ",
which are the use of a special film camera to shoot directly off a TV
screen. This permits the recording and later distribution of live shows
for sale, or archiving.

(72K)RCA Kinephoto - Kinescope Equipment (early 1950s)

September 30 -- First telecast of a World Series game. NY
Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers.

October 5th -- Harry Truman becomes the first president to make
an address to the public on TV from the White House. He discusses the
international food crisis, proposing meatless Tuesdays.

November 6th -- Meet the Press premieres on NBC's
local Washington station. Went network on Nov 20th.